Furthermore, significant racial disparities seen in acute myocardial outcomes during the pandemic
Malaria Confirmed in Florida
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) in Sarasota and Manatee Counties in Florida recently responded to one confirmed malaria case among an individual who spent extensive time outdoors.
The malaria patient was promptly treated at a hospital and has recovered.
This case has been identified as the P. vivax malaria species, which is not as fatal as other parasite species.
Only infected Anopheles mosquitos can transmit malaria to humans. This case confirms that locally acquired mosquito-transmitted malaria cases can occur in the U.S.
Outpatient Metformin Treatment Reduces Incidence of Long COVID
Beneficial effect of metformin consistent across subgroups
Third Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine Seems Safe for Young Children
No new safety concerns reported among children aged 6 months to 5 years receiving third dose of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine
Lyme Disease Vaccine Candidate Tested in Sweden
A Professor of applied health technology at Blekinge Institute of Technology recently confirmed a Lyme disease vaccine candidate is being tested in Sweden.
Johan Sanmartin Berglund leads the Swedish part of phase 3 clinical study evaluating VLA15, a multivalent recombinant protein vaccine candidate targeting the outer surface protein A of Borrelia.
This innovative vaccine is designed for prophylactic, active immunization to protect people against most human pathogenic Borrelia species.
Study Looks at Impact of COVID-19 Lockdown on STEMI Patients
Reduced life expectancy and quality-adjusted life-years seen for patients with STEMI during first lockdown in U.K., Spain
Modernizing Clinical Trials Requires Agility
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced updated recommendations for good clinical practices (GCPs) to modernize the design and conduct of clinical trials, making them more agile without compromising data integrity or participant protections.
Proposed in June 2023, the draft guidance is adopted from the International Council for Harmonisation's (ICH) recently updated E6(R3) draft guideline developed to enable the incorporation of rapidly evolving technological and methodological innovations into the clinical trial enterprise.
Is Public Health Information Trustworthy
A new analysis of 21 surveys published by Heath Affairs indicates changing attitudes about several topics, including trusting vaccine information.
Published on June 6, 2023, these opinion polls were conducted shortly before or during the recent pandemic (2015–23) that met quality standards set by the American Association of Public Opinion Research.
Almost All Blood Donors Had SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies by Third Quarter of 2022
47.7 percent of those ≥16 years had hybrid immunity, with the lowest prevalence seen for adults aged ≥65 years
COVID-19-Associated Smell, Taste Disturbance Is Declining
Odds ratios for COVID-19-associated smell or taste disturbance significantly reduced, reaching 0.070 during omicron B peak interval